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Copyright Act — Article 7 (Works not protected)

저작권법 제7조

This English translation is based on the Korean text effective 2025-09-26. The Korean law has since been amended (current version effective 2026-08-11) — check the Korean original.

No work which falls under any of the following subparagraphs shall be protected under this Act: <Amended on Aug. 8, 2023>

1. Constitution, Acts, treaties, decrees, and municipal ordinances and rules;

2. Public notifications, public announcements, directives and others similar thereto which are issued by the central or local government;

3. Judgments, decisions, orders, or adjudications of courts, as well as rulings and decisions made by the administrative appeals procedures, or other similar procedures;

4. Compilations or translations of works as referred to in subparagraphs 1 through 3 which are produced by the central or local government;

5. Current news reporting which delivers simple facts.

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